[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 86 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H4085-H4086]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1960. A bill to modernize the Public Utility Holding 
     Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Fair 
     Packaging and Labeling Act, and the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to promote competition in the electric 
     power industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1961. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to continue to treat 
     certain petitions approved under section 204 of such act as 
     valid notwithstanding the death of the petitioner or 
     beneficiary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1962. A bill to provide for the appointment of a Chief 
     Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the 
     Executive Office of the President; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Horn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1963. A bill to realign functional responsibilities 
     between the Federal Government and the government of the 
     District of Columbia, to address funding mechanisms and 
     sources between the Federal Government and the government of 
     the District of Columbia, to address the financial condition 
     of the District of Columbia government in both the short and 
     long-term, to provide mechanisms for improving the economy of 
     the District of Columbia, to improve the ability of the 
     District of Columbia government to match its resources with 
     its responsibilities, to further improve the efficiency of 
     the District of Columbia government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Commerce, and 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1964. A bill to protect consumer privacy, empower 
     parents, enhance the telecommunications infrastructure for 
     efficient electronic commerce, and safeguard data security; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1965. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Baker, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to expand the definition of ``special 
     Government employee'' under title 18, United States Code; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1967. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide that the distribution before January 1, 1978, of a 
     phonorecord shall not for any purpose constitute a 
     publication of the musical work embodied therein; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2-year applicable recovery period for the 
     depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to require the disregard of debt 
     forgiveness that is more than 7 years old in applying the 
     loan and loan servicing limitations under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Evans, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 1970. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall 
     Legal Educational Opportunity Program; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1971. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Costello, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Horn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Parker, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Clement, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1972. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale of personal information about children 
     without their parents' consent, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT:
       H.R. 1973. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers for use in aircraft brake 
     components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1974. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to eliminate current Federal subsidies for alcoholic 
     beverage promotions overseas; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 1975. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from certain unreasonable practices of 
     creditors which result in higher fees or rates of interest 
     for credit cardholders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1976. A bill to require an annual report by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on alcohol advertising 
     practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require disclosures in alcohol advertising; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1978. A bill to establish advertising requirements for 
     alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1979. A bill to require health warnings to be included 
     in alcoholic beverage advertisements, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1980. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide incentives to colleges and universities to 
     develop, implement, and improve alcohol abuse prevention and 
     education programs on their campuses, to strengthen 
     sanctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate tax deductions for advertising and goodwill 
     expenditures relating to alcoholic beverages; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1982. A bill to carry out a comprehensive program 
     dealing with alcohol and alcohol abuse; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims 
     Settlement Act to conform that act with the judgments of the 
     U.S. Federal Courts regarding the rights and sovereign status 
     of certain Indian Tribes, including the Narragansett Tribe, 
     and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to provide for a 4-year moratorium on the 
     establishment of new standards for ozone and fine particulate 
     matter under the Clean Air Act, pending further 
     implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 
     additional review and air quality monitoring under that act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount which may be contributed to 
     defined contribution plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend section 485(g) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to make information regarding men's and 
     women's athletic programs at institutions of higher education 
     easily available to prospective students and prospective 
     student athletes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for cost of living adjustments in the rate of special 
     pension paid to recipients of the Congressional Medal of 
     Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 1989. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to provide for the cancellation of six existing 
     leases and to ban all new leasing activities in the area off 
     the coast of Florida, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SKELTON:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture 
     of veterans benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1991. A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, 
     and noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 1992. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to convey the property comprising the U.S. 
     Coast Guard Recreation Facility in Nahant, MA, to the town of 
     Nahant, MA; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1993. A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1994. A bill to amend the act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National 
     Lakeshore, and for other purposes'' to ensure an opportunity 
     for persons who convey property for inclusion in that 
     national lakeshore to retain a right to use and occupancy for 
     a fixed term, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dooley of California, and 
             Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to provide for the protection of farmland 
     at the Point Reyes National Seashore, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 1996. A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, 
     sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation of 
     handguns in any manner affecting interstate or foreign 
     commerce, except for or by member of the Armed Forces, law 
     enforcement officials, and, as authorized by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers, 
     and pistol clubs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1997. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     and the Attorney General of the United States to be consulted 
     before the manufacture, importation, sale, or delivery of 
     armor piercing ammunition for the use of a governmental 
     entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1998. A bill to disarm lawless persons and assist 
     State and Federal law enforcement agencies in preventing and 
     solving gun crimes by requiring registration of all firearms 
     and firearm transfers and requiring permits for the 
     possession and transfer of firearms and ammunition; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1999. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the possession or transfer of handgun ammunition 
     capable of being used to penetrate standard body armor; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2000. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land 
     bank protection provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization [NATO] at the earliest possible date; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Torres):
       H. Res. 170. Resolution expressing support for a National 
     Day of Unity in response to the President's call for a 
     national dialog on race; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Murtha, 
             and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 171. Resolution to urge the Federal Communications 
     Commission to commence an inquiry on distilled spirits 
     advertising on television and radio; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Weller, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Shimkus, 
             and Mr. Jackson):,
       H. Res. 172. Resolution supporting the National Railroad 
     Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, IL, in its endeavor to 
     erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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